Information Library
Our collection of documents and journal articles about South African plants and related topics.
Veld & Flora
Veld & Flora is the journal of SANBI's partner, the Botanical Society of South Africa. The society has kindly given its permssion for the reproduction of selected articles from Veld&Flora to be displayed on this site. Copyright resides with the Botanical Society and anyone wishing to reproduce material from these journals is requested to contact them.
Veld & Flora
by Welman Mienkie
A look at two very different aspects of the genus Ipomoea: an alien weed and four indigenous species.
by Duncan Graham
All Ixia species are suitable for cultivation in deep pots, while only certain species are recommended for garden cultivation.
by McMaster J.C.
It is indeed amazing that a plant so spectacular can remain so obscure for so long and to this day has only been see by a handful of very privileged people.
by Dold Tony, Weeks Dez
Although the genus is a well-known horticultural subject, the Eastern Cape species are mostly unknown in cultivation.
by Todd Colleen, Rambuda Tendani
Sites providing moisture, partial shade and low competition with other species are, however, important for the establishment of new plants.
by Todd Colleen
Mutavhatsindi trees (Brackenridgea zanguebarica) are known for their magical and medicinal properties and only a single population exists in the dry-mountain bushveld of the eastern Soutpansberg mountains in the Northern Province.
by National Botanical Institute
Information from the National Botanical Institute on obtaining a plant collecting permit.
by Bailey Catherine
Rhizosheaths, which encircle the entire length of the roots on which they occur, are a little known characteristic of many of our grass species.
by Van Jaarsveld Ernst
Succulent plants are very popular indoor plants and there is a wealth of species from which to choose.
by Maneveldt Gavin W.
The organisms that live in the area just beyond the high-water mark of neap tides along the seashore have to cope with the combined extremes of both land and sea environments: salt spray, immersion in salt water, drenching by heavy rainfall, heating by the sun, freezing winter temperatures and other extremes.